Summer season 2024 has been enormous for sport – Wimbledon, Euro 2024 and now the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games – inspiring virtually one in 4 (24%) Brits to take up new actions, in keeping with new analysis from Bupa.
2.8 million Brits have given up sport altogether after a sporting injuryThe worry of re-injury places folks off participating in sport (18%) or stops them having fun with it (16%)A fifth of those that have been injured (20%) say it has negatively impacted their work whereas 17% say their psychological well being suffered400m sprinter and Olympian, Derek Redmond, shares his expertise with sports activities accidents
The examine of two,000 folks by Bupa Well being Providers, discovered that just about 30% take up new sports activities understanding they’re good for his or her bodily and psychological well being. Just below 30% say they take pleasure in exercising on their very own, whereas 17% want to be a part of a crew.
Emily Pike, physiotherapist at Bupa Well being Providers, stated: “It’s sensible to see so many individuals impressed to get energetic. We commonly see a rise in folks out working following the London Marathon and it’s the identical with the Euros and Olympics, with folks taking over a brand new passion after being impressed. The advantage of train is so nicely documented and the impacts on bodily and psychological well being are uncountable.”
But, 2.84 million Brits have been injured taking part in sport and consequently have given up sport altogether.
Sports activities accidents have a big effect on folks’s lives with them affecting careers (20%), their bodily well being (30%), psychological well being (18%) and their social lives (15%).
Sleep high quality (20%), monetary well being (10%) and mobility (25%) are all different areas of individuals’s lives that are affected by sports activities accidents, exhibiting what an enormous impression, they’ve.
Worries about damage is likely one of the key causes folks don’t take up sport or don’t resume it after restoration. 18% of Brits say the worry of re-injury places them off participating in sport and 16% say the worry of re-injury stops them having fun with sport.
Derek Redmond, 400m sprinter and Olympian stated: “Pulling my hamstring within the 1992 Olympic Video games was devastating and actually affected my psychological well being. As an athlete, you spend so lengthy working as much as the Olympic Video games, so getting injured within the semi-final was an enormous blow, particularly as I didn’t make it to the beginning line at earlier Video games. I believe everybody within the stadium noticed how devastated I used to be and looking out again, the standing ovation and my dad supporting me was an enormous second which is able to stick with me without end.
“An damage could be a enormous setback and once I was instructed I’d by no means race once more, I used to be offended for 2 years. I then thought ‘there are worse issues than pulling a muscle in a race’ and determined to get on with my life. I would like folks to do not forget that an damage, whereas it could appear large on the time, isn’t one thing that ought to take up their entire lives. There may be a lot therapy and assist obtainable and I’d actually encourage everybody to verify they entry it to get energetic once more.”
Emily Pike continues: “There are numerous methods to scale back your threat of an damage akin to: all the time warming up correctly and cooling down. Ensuring you might be incorporating strengthening actions into your day by day routine, notably areas most used within the sport you might be doing. It’s additionally actually necessary you’re listening to your physique, for those who’re feeling drained for instance, have a relaxation day, which is crucial to serving to your physique get well. Exercising on drained muscle groups or over exercising will increase your threat of damage.
“If you happen to do get injured it’s necessary to hunt assist as quickly as attainable, as placing it could make the damage worse. A health care provider or a physiotherapist can assist with therapy and refer you if it’s extra severe, and residential cures can scale back swelling, ache and assist restoration.
“The POLICE methodology is a good way to assist with an damage when it first happens and whilst you’re ready to see a physiotherapist:
P – Defend it from additional harm. Chances are you’ll must relaxation after the damage and think about using some type of assist or a splint.
OL – Optimum loading, begin to put weight in your damage and construct up your vary of mobility.
I – Ice, place a chilly compress akin to ice or frozen peas, wrapped in a towel onto the damage.
C – Compress the injured utilizing a bandage to assist scale back swelling.
E – Elevate the damage.”
The analysis for Bupa was carried out on-line by Opinion Issues all through 10.07.2024 – 12.07.2024 amongst a panel leading to 2,000 UK Adults (16+) responding. All analysis carried out adheres to the MRS Codes of Conduct (2010) within the UK and ICC/ESOMAR World Analysis Pointers. Opinion Issues is registered with the Data Commissioner’s Workplace and is absolutely compliant with the Knowledge Safety Act (1998).
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